Glenns Ferry, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Glenns Ferry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83623. It lies near Rosevear Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Glenns Ferry quadrangle. 1,282 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,569 feet above sea level.
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On record in Glenns Ferry
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
Amustutz Apartmentslisted 1982
Glenns Ferry Schoollisted 1984
Gorby Opera Theaterlisted 1982
J. S. McGinnis Buildinglisted 1982
O'Neill Brothers Buildinglisted 1982
Our Lady of Limerick Catholic Churchlisted 1982
Population over time
2 figuresGlenns Ferry fell from 1,319 to 1,282 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,319 | |
| 2020 | 1,282 | -37 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1947 USGS Glenns Ferry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Glenns Ferry quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Glenns Ferry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Glenns Ferry quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Glenns Ferry quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Glenns Ferry quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
68 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Glenns Ferry between 1993 and 2020, burning about 45,719 acres in total. 10 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 160 acres | Boise District | THEDUMP |
| 9 September 1995 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Boise District | LIT.CANYON |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 79 acres | Boise District | MUNICEM |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Boise District | MM118 I84 |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Elmore County | RURAL ASSIST 4 |
| 23 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Boise District | EXIT 120 |
| 22 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,754 acres | Boise District | ROSEVEAR |
| 2 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 232 acres | Boise District | I 84 MP117 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Glenns Ferry: 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snake River Placer | Gold, Titanium, Platinum | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Campinland | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| Dodge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Sand Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| State Pit El 109 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stevens | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenns Ferry in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2011 | Flood | Glenns Ferry | $25,000 | Minor flooding was reported in Glenns Ferry by the Elmore County Sheriff's Department dispatch. A portion of a railway line was washed out and four homes were evacuated. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenns Ferry | - | Power outages were reported for nearly 33 customers near Mountain Home due to wind gusts bringing power poles. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Glenns Ferry | - | Broadcast media and social media provided videos show a weak EF-0 land spout tornado on the ground in Glenns Ferry, with a path along and just north of E. Harrison Ave. Elmore County Emergency Management and general public reports, along with photos of roof damage, several downed trees, downed branches, and damage to power lines are consistent with EF-0 wind speeds of 70 to 80 mph. The tornado had a path length of approximately 0.3 miles and a path width of approximately 30 yards. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenns Ferry | - | The public reported a 62 MPH thunderstorm wind gust 9 miles south of Glenns Ferry using a Davis weather station. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Glenns Ferry | - | Local media reported Quarter sized hail aound the Glenns Ferry area. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenns Ferry | - | Heavy rain with strong winds, including power outages and downed tree limbs, were reported by a trained spotter and the public. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Glenns Ferry | - | Three to five inches of water on several area roads were reported by a local law enforcement officer. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Glenns Ferry | - | TV photographer took pictures of hail and placed them on website. Hail fell over a 2 mile stretch of Interstate 84 from Mile Marker 133 to Mile Marker 135. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenns Ferry | - | A trained storm spotter reported 50 to 60 MPH thunderstorm winds and minor street flooding in Glenns Ferry, Elmore County. |
| July 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Glenns Ferry | - | A spotter reported a brief funnel cloud near Glenns Ferry. The Funnel Cloud lasted only a minute or so. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenns Ferry | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Glenns Ferry | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Glenns Ferry | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Hill | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Emigrant Crossing | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hammett | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Stout Crossing | 13.8 miles | 17 | |
| Reverse | 16.9 miles | 20 | |
| Mountain Home | 24.1 miles | 20 | |
| Dixie | 26.2 miles | 16 | |
| Reclamation Village | 28.1 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Glenns Ferry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1516290 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 372857. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







